Grand Opening Bash – Saturday, September 17th, 3:30PM The Hunter Farm Gathering Place Project will come to a close on Saturday, September 17th when Tully’s Coffee throws an Grand Opening Bash starting at 3:30pm. The festivities will include a few words from the people at Tully’s Coffee and the Pomegranate Center who made this incredible project happen, some music, some food, and lots of free coffee. So mark you calendars and come on out to celebrate the Grand Opening Bash of the Hunter Farm Gathering Place. Tully’s & the Pomegranate Center – Hunter Farms build in Wedgwood from Tully’s Coffee Read More …

There’s a few loose ends that linger with the Hunter Farm Gathering Place before we can call the project fully complete. So, we are welcoming anyone interested to come out this Saturday, September 10th, from 10AM – 5PM, for our final work party. Our final ‘to do’ list is as follows: Install 4 grommet pairs along sail banners & cut in wind flaps, Install better system to hang banners, Install 5 remaining concrete tiles, Ship & Shore benches and stage, Finish moving mulch along fence line, Finish emergency shed, Eliminate trip hazards around tiles and sidewalk. We are hoping to Read More …

Tully’s has done an amazing job of capturing the spirit of the four day Hunter Farm Gathering Place COMMUNITY BUILD in under 3 minutes. Tully’s & the Pomegranate Center – Hunter Farms build in Wedgwood from Tully's Coffee on Vimeo.

SAVE THE DATE: Tully’s Coffee will be throwing a Grand Opening Bash on Saturday, September 17th at 3:30pm at the site to celebrate. Yes, there will be coffee amongst other great bash-related things. More information in the coming days. We knew going into this thing that there were risks. Applying for a grant to build a gathering place on a private property is risky, even if you have the property owners blessing, is risky business. Then there’s some inherent difficulties with the Hunter Tree Farm site that further challenged the design and process. However, perhaps the biggest risk is not Read More …

About 75 more folks came out to the Hunter Farm site today to help build a new gathering place for NE Seattle. And today, things began to come together and take shape. A special thanks to the Wedgwood Presbyterian Church congregation for opening their church up to the volunteers and providing a delicious smorgasbord of food for lunch. Wedgwood Presbyterian Church has been AMAZING this whole project. Thank you to Garza Foods for contributing 20 delicious tamales for lunch as well. What a supportive community we all live in. And thanks to Podorhythmie for christening our new stage. There’s still Read More …

Day 2 of the Hunter Farm Community Build ended with the dulcet blue grass tones of Artichoke Ridge. A little blue grass music and dancing is just the way to end a long day of work. Thanks to more than 205 unique volunteers, many of whom worked both Thursday and Friday, we’ve made a huge amount of progress towards our goal. Also, special thanks to the Wedgwood Safeway today for providing food and beverages for all the workers. Come out tomorrow to celebrate Day 3 of the community build with Podorhythmie, a French Canadian band, who will be playing from Read More …

What a day! Thanks to the nearly 150 people that can out today to lend a hand in the Hunter Farm Community Build. We were able to make some incredible progress with everyone’s help. With everyone pitching in, we were able to: Build and paint 30 bird houses, Paint all of the tall poles on site, Build about 1/2 of the 20 movable benches, Start painting the banners (made from 2 donated sails), Begin preparing the planting beds, Cut the tall poles that were installed 2 weeks ago, Prepare holes for a pole fence in the NE corner of the Read More …

Back on June 11th, the NE Seattle community identified a need which could be accommodated into the Hunter Farm Gathering Place project design. The need was an Emergency HUB where NE Seattle residents could come to if there was a disaster to communicate with the City as well as share news and supplies. Unbeknownst to the Wedgwood Community Council, the City’s Department of Neighborhoods was planning on limited the upcoming round of Small & Simple Grants to emergency preparedness, which Bill Dock with the WCC is planning on applying for. It’s this kind of domino or ripple effect, which King Read More …

On Thursday, August 18th, the NE Seattle community will come together and build a gathering place on the Hunter Tree Farm Site. This project is 1 of 4 projects that will be completed by a grant from Tully’s Coffee and the Pomegranate Center. Last weekend, 1 of these 4 projects was completed in Sumner while another is ongoing in Mercer Island. To get a “Taste of Community” these projects inspire, watch the following video. Afterward, if you’re pumped and want to take part in the Hunter Tree Farm Gathering Place COMMUNITY BUILD (August 18th-21st), CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! If you’re Read More …